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Find Law: u.s. Constitution: Eighteenth Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
The 18th amendment regarding the prohibition of intoxicating liquors, as it is worded in the U.S. Constitution. Annotations about the validity, enforcement, and repeal of the amendment are provided, as well as footnotes.
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Thomson Reuters

Find Law: u.s. Constitution: Article V

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about Article V of the United States Constitution.
Activity
Thomson Reuters

Find Law: u.s. Constitution: Fourth Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource not only provides a text of the amendment, but also extensive annotations to words and phrasing.
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Thomson Reuters

Find Law: u.s. Constitution: Twenty Second Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
Complete text, as it is worded in the U.S. Constitution, of the Twenty-Second Amendment. Also provided are annotations of the amendment and a footnote at the bottom of the page.
Activity
Thomson Reuters

Find Law: u.s. Constitution: Sixteenth Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a detailed overview of the 16th amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Content includes a focus on income tax, the history and purpose of the amendment, and the incomes subject to taxation.
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Thomson Reuters

Find Law: u.s. Constitution: Twenty Fifth Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
Complete text of the twenty-fifth amendment as its worded in the U.S. Constitution. Annotations can be found at the bottom of the page along with a footnote.
Handout
Thomson Reuters

Find Law: u.s. Constitution: First Amendment Protections

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource contains an annotated look at the different topics covered within the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Click on any subtopic link for in-depth information about that part of the First Amendment.
Activity
Thomson Reuters

Find Law: u.s. Constitution: Fourteenth Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource gives the text of the 14th Amendment and includes annotations, which are helpful to understand interpretations and uses of the amendment.
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Other

Constitution Day

For Students 9th - 10th
Constitution Day commemorates the formation and signing of the U.S. Constitution by thirty-nine brave men on September 17, 1787, recognizing all who, are born in the U.S. or by naturalization, have become citizens. Learn about each of...
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Constitution Game

For Students 9th - 10th
This game is all about the U.S. Constitution. Click start and drag the item where it belongs in the Constitution. The resource contains links to learn more about the Constitution.
Unit Plan
Other

American Civil Liberties Union: Constitution Day Activities

For Students 4th - 8th
Six activities teach students about the U.S. Constitution. Learn about checks and balances, the Bill of Rights, some of the history of the document, and how each of the states became a state. The site also provides teacher resources,...
Website
US Government Publishing Office

Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: Constitution of the United States

For Students 9th - 10th
Find background information on the Constitution of the United States of America, and learn the three basic principles upon which the Constitution was written. Additional content includes a look at the text of the Constitution, the events...
Activity
Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Semantic Constitution

For Students 9th - 10th
A review of the U.S. Constitution is presented by topics and concepts. A full list of topics gives an alphabetical listing, that when clicked, provides the actual text.
Website
Thomson Reuters

Find Law: u.s. Constitution: Eighth Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource contains the text of the Eighth Amendment and legal annotations.
Unit Plan
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Democracy in America: The Constitution: Fixed or Flexible?

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This unit explores the timeless qualities of The U.S. Constitution, the opportunities to amend it, and how it is a pillar of the American identity, through these activities, videos, and outside resources.
Activity
Thomson Reuters

Find Law: u.s. Constitution: Fourteenth Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
Presents the Fourteenth Amendment - Rights Guaranteed Privileges and Immunities of Citizenship, Due Process and Equal Protection. Includes a lengthy list of annotations to the Amendment.
Primary
Thomson Reuters

Find Law: u.s. Constitution: Fifteenth Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides the 15th Amendment, which declares the Right of Citizens to Vote, with annotations on Abolition of Suffrage Qualificatrions, Adoption and Judicial Enforcement, and Congressional Enforcement.
Activity
University of Missouri

Exploring Constitutional Conflicts: Marsh v Chambers, u.s. Supreme Court

For Students 9th - 10th
Chief Justice Burger's majority opinion in the case of MARSH vs. CHAMBERS, 463 U.S. 783 (1983). The case dealt with whether an opening prayer in the Nebraska Legislature violated the First Amendment.
Activity
Thomson Reuters

Find Law: u.s. Constitution: Annotation 1: Fifteenth Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource gives the text of the Fifteenth Amendment with annotations. The paragraph on literacy tests includes information on Alabama's amendment which was clearly aimed at African Americans.
Activity
Thomson Reuters

Find Law: u.s. Constitution: Fourth Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text and fully annotated phrasing of the amendment.
Activity
Thomson Reuters

Find Law: u.s. Constitution: Eleventh Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource gives the text of the Eleventh Amendment. Additionally, annotations are provided, which cite case law and other pertinent information.
Primary
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation: The Bill of Rights

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a close look at the United States Bill of Rights, the ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution. It was written a long time ago-1791. Move your cursor over the picture below to see if you can read the rights given to American citizens.
Primary
Cornell University

Cornell University: Law School: Constitution of the u.s.

For Students 9th - 10th
The Constitution of the United States is provided by the Legal Information Institute of Cornell University of Law.
Lesson Plan
US National Archives

Docsteach: The First Amendment

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
For this activity students will analyze documents that span the course of American history to determine their connection to the different phrases found within the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

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